Carjacking suspect gets new charges tacked on

Michelle Marie Tessier faces charges of armed carjacking, aggravated battery on an elderly person, fleeing and eluding law enforcement while disregarding the safety of people and property, giving a false name upon arrest and dealing in stolen property, records show.

Published: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 8:31 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 9:19 p.m.

A woman accused of carjacking and stabbing an elderly woman has incurred additional charges and remains in jail, records show.

Michelle Marie Tessier faces new charges of fleeing and eluding law enforcement while disregarding the safety of people and property, giving a false name upon arrest and dealing in stolen property, records show.

Daytona Beach police said Friday night her charges were armed carjacking and aggravated battery on an elderly person.

Earlier that day about noon, Tessier asked 82-year-old Frieda Sanchez of Port Orange for a ride from a South Daytona gas station in the 900 block of Reed Canal Road to a Walgreens near the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and Ridgewood Avenue, police said. Tessier told Sanchez she was having a medical emergency.

Upon their arrival at the Walgreens, Tessier pulled a steak knife out of her purse and attacked Sanchez while still inside the 1995 gold Nissan sedan.

Sanchez suffered a couple of non life-threatening puncture wounds and a cut, police said, but as she was pushed out of her car, Sanchez took a chunk of Tessier's hair with her, police said.

Tessier was caught in Port Orange late Friday afternoon and booked early Saturday morning into the Volusia County Branch Jail, where she is being held with no set bail, records show.

<p>A woman accused of carjacking and stabbing an elderly woman has incurred additional charges and remains in jail, records show. </p><p>Michelle Marie Tessier faces new charges of fleeing and eluding law enforcement while disregarding the safety of people and property, giving a false name upon arrest and dealing in stolen property, records show. </p><p>Daytona Beach police said Friday night her charges were armed carjacking and aggravated battery on an elderly person. </p><p>Earlier that day about noon, Tessier asked 82-year-old Frieda Sanchez of Port Orange for a ride from a South Daytona gas station in the 900 block of Reed Canal Road to a Walgreens near the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and Ridgewood Avenue, police said. Tessier told Sanchez she was having a medical emergency. </p><p>Upon their arrival at the Walgreens, Tessier pulled a steak knife out of her purse and attacked Sanchez while still inside the 1995 gold Nissan sedan. </p><p>Sanchez suffered a couple of non life-threatening puncture wounds and a cut, police said, but as she was pushed out of her car, Sanchez took a chunk of Tessier's hair with her, police said. </p><p>Tessier was caught in Port Orange late Friday afternoon and booked early Saturday morning into the Volusia County Branch Jail, where she is being held with no set bail, records show. </p><p>Sanchez could not be reached by phone Saturday evening.</p>